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Went for a fang out to Maraetai.

It's overdue for a service as well

drove the e28 to hastings and back via the gentle annie rd 1080km round trip car clicked over 530,000 km while on the napier to taupo road

Spotted EUROHO's old E46 with the green-ish wheels in Wellington. Never seen it in person before and it's very impressive. Stands out well. Was surprised to see it here. Hopefully they'll join the forum!

Drivers foot plate Sunroof delete

My dad can tell the difference between an e34 and an e32. I'm slowly converting him...

My E30 325 road car has developed a bad habit of not starting, but only when it is at the most embarrassing time to choose to do so. It starts fine cold - no problem. I can drive it to work, starts fine in the morning, starts fine after work. It starts hot - no problem - ie, within 5 mnutes of switching off. But stop for 30 min to 3 hours, ie time for a coffee or lunch, it will not restart. The engine does not turn over - it just goes click. So I am thinking either starter solenoid, or perhaps the ignition switch? I have checked all earth straps, under the bonnet and in the boot, all seem fine. Thoughts?

FS: 2002 330i MSport, 220km very good condition, but the usual stone chips/minor battle scars etc as you would expect at this age.. well maintained, transmission serviced and functioning perfectly.. recent new tyres OEM navigation bluetooth phone & Audio streaming Hi-Fi audio system Multifunction Steering wheel Xeon lights electric seats including lumber support 2x RF remote keys + spare valet keys etc (converted from IR) I was thinking $6500, but if it seems I'm way off, let me know...! only selling as i have another MS E46.

Cheers, Cory. Haven't got my 8 but ended up with an E60 M5 - and what a machine! Having had an E36 M3 saloon (the dakar yellow one for sale in Dunedin) and now an M5 I can definetly recommend an 'M' car is the way to go (if and when circumstances allow). Glad that the E39 has stacked up but sounds like you've got to where I got to: good, practical but unexciting. I'm sure your next 'upgrade' will hit the mark for you. And I wouldn't say no to a 330/530 either. Oh - and getting an 8 is still on the radar for the future. Cheers!

Any model designation beginning with an M and then preceded by a number... . Another member is (still is?) selling a 540i Msport - worth considering IMO

My 330ci fulfills most of my needs pretty well. Would have preferred a manual in the weekends but an auto makes commuting nicer and sport mode does well to give you power when you want it most of the time. The 330 is not exactly a fast car but it has some power and feels quick and responsive in sport mode, and handles fantastically. The m sport suspension is a bit bumpy on Christchurch roads but a dream on open road and I expect would ride a lot nicer in places which don't have patched bumpy roads like chch currently does. There seems to be a few around within your budget, mine was $9k from a dealer mid last year, just over 100ks, fairly well looked after conaidering age so there's some good ones around in that price range. I was looking at 325s originally and the 330 was definately more powerful and in the lighter 3 series body it should feel like a nice power upgrade over your 525.

e46 330ci perhaps...

Have plenty of sets at Hellbm. I`m sure we could find some free ones for you Tom.

Learning to drive in an auto only teaches you awareness of your surroundings, you don't get the chance to learn how to control the car at all. Besides, what if she's the only person available to drive in an emergency & the only car available is manual? I've been in that situation before, not life threatening but it had the potential to go that way had we not been extremely fortunate. If you sit your licence in a slushy you cannot legally drive stick unless you prove competency by resitting in a manual. I learned in a '52 split-screen Morris Minor, with all its 30hp of fury. Live rear end coupled with leaf sprung front suspension & 4 speed manual gearbox taught me a massive amount about getting into & out of trouble long before it became relevant on a daily basis. Only thing my parents had to be patient with was hill starts - and they never took too long to get the hang of. Taking the soft way out will do Miss M no favours. Old fashioned they might be, but I can guarantee you my kids will learn how to drive a proper car and skid it in the paddock long before they go for lessons on the open road. And when (not if) they get themselves in the sh*t they'll stand a chance of being able to correct the situation, not having to go along for the ride.

Yeah i saw it at NZ Car Parts as i drove past, they were looking at the front guards so maybe they learnt already how not to live the low life????

It could well be just me, but it is similar to swimming and cycling. I don't expect her to excel at either, but I want to be sure she can. Driving a manual car is something that she'll probably never learn to do, if she starts in an automatic. So I want to be sure she knows how, even if she is out of practice.

more stuff bolted together. some small mods to the brakes and I'm all done . Then its off to get roll cage.

You can watch some live data, including charging/operating voltage on the cluster. Just google hidden display. Also has engine temp, fuel level each side etc

It's almost 100% OEM S50b32 except I added uprated valve springs so that if I ever choose to upgrade the cams I don't have to pull the head apart. Since I have vanos, all the trickery is in getting the ecu tuning right. It was part of the doing everything, but will keep you mind for next time.

Lots of polishing haha

Went for a decent drive in the active sus V8 today, ended up on East Coast Road via Clevedon, Kawakawa Bay, Orere Point etc. Awesome!

Can't believe I sold mine for $17K last year

hey Elijah, it's not as flash as Ron's excellent negotiation gambit, but Bridgestone stores are having a 'buy one, get one half price' deal**. Which I guess amounts to 25% of a pair. Test-pricing today, their opening price well undercuts Tony's, which should open up for some outstanding competitive bidding between the big-boys to buy your business. PS - ** till 24 March

Did some painting, and started making an bottom splitter for the front bumper, next week the yellow.

It may not matter but it makes for a much simpler explanation (in my simple mind) and may make any witness statements about speed irrelevant. That's the way I was thinking anyway. Really she has to prove that she checked and the roadway was clear and the only reason the collision occurred was because Graham approached (from around the corner, previously unseen) too fast. That he was stationary makes that a little more difficult I would think. Again, not expert advice!

Front strut brace. Pretty simple provided the dimensions are correct - a bit of bent tube with a couple of pieces of bent flat stock welded to each end. OK - so it's not adjustable. But we don't need adjustable.